snail

英 [sneɪl]

美 [sneɪl]

n. 蜗牛

复数：snails　

Collins.1 / BNC.8765 / COCA.10183

习惯用语

at a snail's pace

noun

蜗牛
a small soft creature with a hard round shell on its back, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants. Some types of snail can be eaten.

蜗牛
Asnailis a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly.
PHRASE 慢吞吞地;缓慢地
If you say that someone does somethingat a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
1. The train was moving now at a snail's pace...
  火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
2. The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.
  今年第一季度经济增速缓慢。

noun

freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
Synonym:escargot

verb

I will come down to talk to you in a moment,@ replied the snail.
我一会儿就下来和你说话，蜗牛回答。
A snail shrinks back at a touch.
蜗牛一碰就缩回去了。
There are only two creatures who can surmount the pyramids-the eagle and the snail.
能登上金字塔的动物只有两种&雄鹰和蜗牛。
As a result, snail thought of a way, he would carry on the back of his house.
于是，蜗牛想到了一个办法，他将自己的房子背在背上。
I can only move very slowly because I am only a snail.
我只能慢吞吞地移动，因为我只是一只蜗牛。
The snail creeps into the earth and hides.
蜗牛也爬进了地里躲了起来。
Land snails including the common edible snail and some pests.
蜗牛包括普通食用蜗牛和一些有害蜗牛。
The little snail found a pool to drink enough water.
小蜗牛找了个水塘，喝了个饱。
In this installment, learn how Snail Bait implements collision detection and explosions.
在这一期的文章中，将学习SnailBait如何实现碰撞检测和爆炸。
A snail's pace is just fine with me.
蜗牛速度对我来说已经很好了。